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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2023
WELCOME BACK What classes and groups are celebrating? This year the classes ending in 3 and 8, plus the Emeritus class, are celebrating Reunions. We offer housing for our Emeritus and Golden Classes. Find your Reunion class or group page for information on lodging, packages, events, and who to contact. Can't make it back to your "Home by the […]
Hampton University Spring 2023 Commencement
Graduation Tips May 2023 Graduation Candidates Below are some tips that we think will aid students in their preparation for graduation:
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 29. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday […]
109th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery […]
Hampton Jazz Festival
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Independence Day
Independence Day "Fourth of July" Holiday Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. The written declaration stated that the American colonies were tired of being ruled by Great Britain. They wanted to become their own country. On July 4, 1776, a small group […]
Virginia Private College Week
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